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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Johnson Douglas <philipmike661@gmail.com>
Reply-To: johnson_douglas@freemail.hu
Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2011 05:35:50 -0800 (PST)
Subject: With reference to the File No: 1509/CBN/FMF/2011


Dear: Sir,
 
With reference to the File No: 1509/CBN/FMF/2011, We monitors and controls the affairs of all banks and financial institutions in Nigeria, concerned with foreign payments.
 
We also have the mandate of the Central Bank to manage all the outstanding foreign payment indebtedness, in-accordance with our new foreign payment act of 1999 and amended in the debts servicing act of 2011 to expedite the immediate settlement of all approved payment.
 
Your name was among those who has not yet received their Money being payment of the inheritance fund from your deceased relation's account deposit, which could not be transferred to your nominated accounts as these fund have been identified either as unclaimed deposits and over-invoiced sum etc.
 
We have been advised to pay you in installmental of USD$750,000.00 each, by certified bank cheque or through our international ATM CARD. Our Bank Account with any of this affiliates, Bank of America (BOA), Wachovia Bank, Citibank, HSBC Bank,Union Bank of California and Natwest Bank London would be debited every three months in your favor until the debts is cleared.
 
This will be debited from the Federal Government's foreign account on (BG-BANK GUARANTEE) arrangement which is clearable  every 3month after drawn air marked for payment in this first quarter of the year 2011.
 
You are required to send the contact address where you want the cheque or the international ATM CARD sent to, via our official courier. As soon as we receive your data as requested below and verify that, the cheque/ATM would be sent to your designated address.
 
We would require the following information:
1. Beneficiary Full Name:
2. Contact Address:        
3. Telephone Number:    
4. Age:                         
5. Marital Status:             
 
Your response will be highly appreciated.
Thanks,
J. Douglas.

 



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